I'm aware, but it also depends on how much leverage the city and owner have. In this case, Dundon holds most of the cards. There are several cities that will open their wallets wide and build Dundon a nice, new arena.
That is your right. But you better stand there and hold the door open for a lot of other people. The Blazers are a community asset that people living in a metropolitan city want. Lose the Blazers, are you're going to lose a lot of folks.,
2 questions:
1) The Blazers do not own the building. Should Dundon put money into the renovation of a building he does not own?
2) Would you be willing to live the fallout if the public money wasn't provided and the Blazers left Portland? Because there will be big-time fallout.
There's no pretense with new Blazers majority owner Tom Dundon.
Are you the hard-ass everybody says you are?
“I think so,” he said.
Dundon was in LA for his first day in this position, and talked to The O's @billoram.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes is retiring. He spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive today.
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Popular local TV outdoors journalist Grant McOmie passes away. He had a career that spanned nearly 5 decades, mostly at KGW and KATU.
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Wayne Tinkle took out a half-page ad in the Sunday Oregonian, thanking Oregon State fans for the experience and wishing incoming MBB coach Justin Joyner good luck. Class to the end.
@billoram.bsky.social digs in on Oregon State's MBB hire, what needs to happen next, and the uprising from a vocal section of the fan base about AD Scott Barnes' future.
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WCC MBB coaches had a nice parting gift for Gonzaga in its final year in the conference. The only Zag to make the first/second team or honorable mention was Graham Ike.
That list includes 23 players. This is a team that went 28-3. That is some level of pettiness.
I can see that. But the Texas Tech deal was made under previous conditions, i.e. the former Pac-12. The Texas Techs are never coming back to Corvallis unless there is a radical change to OSU's conference situation.
It's not always going to be like this. If that were the case, then sure, end it now. But it's not. Oregon's power will wane at some point. Meanwhile, if OSU has any hope to get back in the Power mix in 2030, it cannot run from anyone. It has to prove it is worthy of any challenge.
That was the deal it made with itself when Oregon went to the Big Ten. It's meant to partially offset its half share of annual revenue from the Big Ten.
The body bag games.
You’re right. It’s more profitable to travel and collect a check (forget about the plane, hotels, groceries, and semi to haul gear) instead of selling tickets for a home game. Everyone should play 12 road games!
Then we’re back to the 70s and 80s. Again, you think people are paying for season tickets with 4 Pac 12 games, Idaho and New Mexico at Reser?
They won’t come to Corvallis. If they’re looking for a game, they’ll want OSU to travel.
Please name these fish that are willing to come to Corvallis with similar cache to Oregon.
In a home and home? No you can't. How do you see season ticket sales faring with 4 Pac-12 home games, Idaho and New Mexico? Texas Tech and BYU might be the last P4 schools to visit Corvallis in a while. Ole Miss will almost certainly buyout its trip to Reser.
OSU needs Oregon, plain and simple.
I second this.
The Oregonian/OregonLive has an opening for a reporter to cover all aspects of the women's sports scene in Oregon, including WNBA expansion franchise Portland Fire. If you know anyone who might be interested, pass on the link that is attached.
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In journalism, we're supposed to try to keep our emotions out of the story. Sorry, Greg Biffle's death hits a little hard for me. Probably wrote 100 stories about him in the mid-2000s. You won't find a nicer athlete. Loved the Northwest. Gave back to the sport. Parents were terrific.
RIP Biff.
All those Griz fans at Providence Park (hi, @billoram.bsky.social) are a little stunned when Portland State scores on the second play of the game to take a 7-0 lead over Montana.
Viks are 34 1/2-point underdogs.
A very kind offer by Burgerville, whose executive chairman is Oregon State grad Joth Ricci, for local children who depend on SNAP benefits to eat.
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Oregon State cornerback Exodus Ayers arrested this morning, faces assault, harassment charges
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Would Oregon State's hiring of Ed Orgeron be a gimmick? @billoram.bsky.social says I'd ask you this: Don't the Beavers need a gimmick?
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Do you know an aspiring young journalist in college (or otherwise) looking for a challenging internship? Send them our way at The Oregonian/OregonLive. We're looking for several in 2026 -- particularly someone for sports.
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Blueprint Sports CEO Rob SIne defends what his firm is trying to accomplish with Oregon State and NIL.
“I want to make one thing very clear. We are not profiting or taking money from student athletes.”
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What we know about Oregon State and its NIL partnership with Blueprint
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Oregon State may not be killing it on the football field, but the school is hitting hard in an area that matters to a college: Fundraising.
